xvii, 571 pages : 24 cm

"Groundwater has long been an object of intense scrutiny. Only recently have methods become available that permit ecologists, hydrologists, and environmental scientists to assess the biotic and abiotic status of these all-important aquifers. Groundwater Ecology reviews and synthesizes these emerging results by focusing attention on the following issues: the dynamics of water movement through complex subterranean ecosystems; the biological organization and the factors that constrain these ecosystems; alluvial and karst ecosystem functions; and contamination, management, and remediation." "By establishing a firm and broad foundation for studies of groundwater ecology, this book draws attention to fascinating and mysterious ecosystems that are crucial to environmental health."--Jacket

Includes bibliographical references and index

Basic attributes of groundwater ecosystems and prospects for research / J. Gilbert [and others] -- Hydrodynamics and geomorphology of groundwater environments. Karst hydrogeology / A. Mangin ; Porous media and aquifer systems / L. Zilliox ; Water geochemistry: water quality and dynamics / M. Bakalowicz ; Karst geomorphology and environment / R. Maire and S. Pomel ; Geomorphology of alluvial groundwater ecosystems / M. Creuzé des Châtelliers, D. Poinsart, and J.-P. Bravard -- Biological organizations and constraints in groundwater. Microbial ecology of groundwaters / A.M. Gounot ; Adaptation of crustacea to interstitial habitats: a practical agenda for ecological studies / D.L. Danielopol [and others] ; Biotic fluxes and gene flow / T.C. Kane, D.C. Culver, and J. Mathieu ; Species interactions / D.C. Culver ; Limits to biological distributions / D.L. Strayer -- Functioning of groundwater ecosystems: case studies. Interstitial fauna associated with the alluvial floodplains of the Rhône River (France) M.-J. Dole-Olivier [and others] ; The groundwater fauna of a Danube aquifer in the "Lobau" wetland in Vienna, Austria / P. Pospisil ; Ecology of the alluvial aquifers of the Flathead River, Montana / J.A., Stanford, J.V. Ward, and B.K. Ellis ; Groundwater fauna of the South Platte River system, Colorado / J.V. Ward and N.J. Voelz ; Dynamics of communities and ecology of karst ecosystems: example of three karsts in eastern and southern France / J. Gibert [and others] ; Organ cave karst basin / D.C. Culver [and others] -- Groundwater contamination and its impact on groundwater animals and ecosystems / J. Notenboom, S. Plénet, and M.-J. Turquin ; Groundwater operations and management / J. Margat ; Ecological basis for management of groundwater in the United States: statutes, regulations, and a strategic plan / C.A. Job and J.J. Simons

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